Eastbridge residents have never been proponents of Havana St. eventually becoming a through street. Many have made their voices heard at block captain meetings, MCA meetings, and SUN meetings. “We already get enough accidental traffic,” says Eastbridge resident David Clark. “People ignore or don’t see the sign right now, so imagine if they opened it up and encouraged people to come straight through on their way to Aurora.”
That’s exactly what will be happening in the next couple of months when Havana and Iola will wind right into our rougher, less refined neighbor, Aurora. “First, we are allowing them to hop on a bus right in the middle of our community,” says resident Kyle Streff. “Now, we are going to allow them to drive in and out without any type of inconvenience or barrier? This is ridiculous?”
Residents fear that the already busy road will become the main access for Aurorans to access their homes. The Stapleton Transportation committee recently completed a study, and the results are quite alarming to residents in the area. The study includes but is not limited to the following information:
- Auto theft expected to go up 400%
- Home invasions to rise 230%
- Police chases (may include helicopters) to increase 220%
- Shootouts to go up another 500%
- Gang related tagging to increase 150%
Kathleen Andreasen decided to take a trip to the Stapleton Home Depot and then grabbed a quick sub from Jimmy Johns. She assumed the trip would take roughly an hour from the time she left her home to the time she arrived home. “I ended up being gone for about two hours,” said Kathleen. “It was ridiculous, and infuriating.”
If the tragedy in Boston taught us one thing, it is that dangerous terrorists often hide in boats in people’s backyards. So last week, the 
Living the good life in Stapleton, or anywhere, can come at a cost. With the high average home price, many Stapletonians have high level, high stress jobs, or have two working parents. On top of that, the average household has 2.8 children, and many of those kids are under the age of six. Plus the pressure for the 
A large contingent sleep deprived parents are petitioning the MCA to immediately ban the growing incidents of “faux” sleep-over birthday parties or “The Faux”. “The Faux” are defined as a late afternoon/early evening party, where children attend, dressed in pajamas, filled with incredible amounts of sugary products and then returned to their parents around 9:30pm or 10pm. One concerned parent has coined the phrase: “Faux F..kover”.
The Staybridge Suites at the Shops in Northfield is expected to be opened this December, just in time to help Northfield holiday sales. Forest City and The Shops at Northfield are hoping the new hotel will bring business their way. “The idea is that we will get lots of business travelers staying here,” said Forest City spokesperson Janelle Ayers. “Once they are dropped off here by their car service, they will feel stuck in this area, and will hopefully do all their dining and shopping in the location.”